Chapter 16, Jeesh Summary

Virlomi and Peter plan to meet on a boat. Fly Molo meets Bean at the Manila airport, where Bean has found another of his babies, one that does not have Bean's condition. Molo takes Bean to what looks like an Ender's Jeesh reunion. They discuss what is going on in the world, and Graff paints a hypothetical scenario. "Some combination of China, India, and the Muslim world destroy each other. Whichever one emerges on top, Bean destroys on the battlefield on behalf of the FPE" (P. 199). He asks if anyone doubts that he can do it and some raise their hands, including Bean. Crazy Tom points out that they don't have to beat Bean, just wait until he dies. This is the point of the meeting. Their competitive ambition will cost millions of lives once Bean is gone. Graff knows they...